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It can be like looking for a needle in a haystack to find information from the US federal government. Most of this information is now online, but this hasn’t made the task any easier. Here are just a few of the ways of searching for government information (documents or data) when you don’t know where [...]
Three recently created and published online collections of images, manuscripts, and theses in the field of Islamic Studies are indicative of a growing number of rich and diverse free online resources in this field.
Images: The Casselman Archive of Islamic and Mudejar Architecture in Spain provides [...]
Sociology Resources Online
By Linda Daniel On January 13, 2010 · Leave a Comment · In Cool tools, Database Tip, Duke researchers, Featured Database, Research Help, Tips for students
Duke users now have access to the sociology research database SocINDEX with Full Text. This new subscription provides comprehensive coverage of sociology resources, encompassing all sub-disciplines and closely related areas of study.
SocINDEX with Full Text features more than 2,066,400 records; extensive indexing for books/monographs, conference papers, and other non-periodical sources; [...]
Video Killed the Journal Star?
By Michael Peper On January 7, 2010 · Leave a Comment · In Cool tools, Research Help, Tips for students
We previously discussed the growing number of sources for getting lecture videos in the post Free Video Lectures. These are great ways to provide an alternative for the classroom experience. But what about using video as an alternative to traditional scholarly communication or publishing through journals, books, etc? Here are a few [...]
Term papers by the numbers…
By Linda Martinez On October 26, 2009 · 2 Comments · In Citing Sources, Cool tools, Duke researchers, Librarians, Research Help, Tips for students
Ready to start that term paper? Not sure how to start? The University of Minnesota Libraries have created an assignment calculator to help students organize their time to meet their research needs. Start with today’s date, enter the date assignment is due, a timeline is provided, with research milestones. Use Duke [...]
Social Networking for Scientists
By Jean Ferguson On September 15, 2009 · 2 Comments · In Cool tools, Duke researchers, Research Help
We’ve been getting more and more questions in the library about how researchers can find information from other disciplines. For example, how can someone working on membranes in Psychiatry connect up with someone working on membranes in Materials Science? In a world where waiting for the published article is increasingly [...]
Enhanced Homepage goes Live Monday
By Debra Kurtz On August 21, 2009 · Leave a Comment · In Duke researchers, Librarians, Life in the library, Research Help, Tips for students
The Digital Projects Department is pleased to announce that the enhanced homepage will go live before classes begin on Monday. Thanks to all the Libraries’ staff who helped collect and interpret user input. The focus of the Libraries’ homepage is first to facilitate research, teaching and learning and second to promote our services and resources.
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If you’re a Blackboard user, you may have noticed an addition to the left-side menu this past spring.
The new Library Guides button automatically directs you to a page of research tips and resources developed, in many cases, by a librarian who specializes in a subject area related to your course.
See [...]
If people are at all familiar with geographic information systems (GIS) software, they typically think of it as a tool for commercial cartographers or for government agencies needing to illustrate dry scientific reports. But GIS software offers students and researchers in any field (sciences, humanities, and social sciences) a powerful (and [...]
Want the Library Everywhere? There's an App for That
By Michael Peper On July 22, 2009 · 6 Comments · In Cool tools, Database Tip, Research Help, Tips for students
There are iPhone apps for just about anything. They’ve got you covered if you need to get Danish handball scores, calculate alimony, keep track of your pet’s vet records, or create and test palindromes. There is more than just fun in the world of apps, though. Here are some great research tools for mobile devices.
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